Definition of overcome - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Verb

win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

Verb

get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

Verb

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Verb

overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"

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Synonyms

defeat get over get the best get the better of have the best master overpower overtake overwhelm subdue surmount sweep over whelm

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More General Terms

arouse beat beat out crush elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise shell trounce vanquish

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More Specific Terms

beat beat out benight bulldog clutch come through conquer crush demolish destroy devastate down expel get hold of kill knock out lock lurch make it nose overrun pull round pull through rout rout out seize shell skunk stagger survive trounce upset vanquish wallop

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